Title	Méthode de Harpe pour apprendre, seul et en peu de temps à jouer de cet instrument [etc.]
Author	Corbelin, François Vincent
Place	Paris
Publisher	l'Auteur, Cabinet littéraire-Versailles, Blaisot
Year	1779
Physical Description	84 p.

Language	French
Type of Harp	Simple Action Pedal Harp
Target Audience	Adults
Speed of Progression	Fast
Structure of Method	Chapters on the fundamental techniques of the harp
Type of Illustrations	Others
Style of Music	Classical
Musical Structure	Exerices; Pieces
Elements of harmonical Theory	No

Introduction	1
Position of the Harp
Tuning
Elements of Musical Theory	2
Beginning with 1 finger
Beginning with 2 fingers
Beginning with 3 fingers
Beginning with 4 fingers
Intervals	5
Chords, 3 fingers	4
Chords, 4 fingers	3
Pedals / Levers	6
Glissando
Harmonics
Scales
Slides
Arpeggios
Trills, Tremolos, Bisbigliandi, Ornaments	7
Muffled Sounds

According to the author " " applanir the difficulties which seems to be attached to the study the harp. ". And try to destroy the prejudice which is the one " to believe the harp is very difficult to learn "

1st part
introduction: justifications of the chronology and recommendations
description of the instrument
musical theory: name of notes, tonality, chords with the different position
position of the body with the harp
4 fingers on the harp in chord position and then all different position : learning the technics of the instrument connected to the needs for the language / symbol and indicating figure for different position of the chords.
boards of all the variants in the use of the chords.
prelude: 4 measures of chords then variations
pedals: learning major and minor tonalities and modulations
directly learning songs. On the page opposite are resumed the various difficulties of each piece with explanations how to realize them.
2nd part
code by letters which corresponds to different succession of notes : but it is necessary to learn this code and it is complicated!
learning of the ornaments
pieces with explanations close by

Notation of fingering and chords position is complex. Code by letters which corresponds to different succession of notes : it is necessary to learn this code
Principle " always choose the fingering which makes, for your hand, the least big movement"